The number of schools that close down in one year in the U.S. depends on many factors. School enrollment and the condition of the buildings are two of them. In some years, many would close and in other years, few would close.
There have been many schools closed in the United States for budgetary reasons. It takes a lot of money to keep a school operating and when the city does not have the money, they may look for alternatives such as merging schools.
At least 74 schools in America closed temporarily due to the H1N1/09 Swine Flu pandemic at some point during the spread of the viral illness.
There is a good website that lists the schools in the Chicago area that have permanently closed. It is called Illinois High School Glory Days. You can use the Related Link (scroll down) to go to the site.
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just about 70 schools in the us
There are countless defunct elementary schools all over the US.
There are approximately 130,000 K-12 schools in the United States, including public and private schools.
not many
Loads!!
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There are countless defunct middle and high schools all over the US.
The Spring Independent School District in the US includes 26 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 high schools. In total, there are 38 schools included.
To be honest, it never really gets that hot for the schools in the UK to close. Even if it did get really hot, I doubt they would send us home as they have air conditioners and wouldn't send us home because of heat.
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